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Zelenskyy: Ukraine president Zelenskyy rules out talks with Russia as African leaders urge de-escalation
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine president Zelenskyy rules out talks with Russia as African leaders urge de-escalation

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ruled out the possibility of talks with Russia on Friday after a visiting delegation of African leaders urged both countries…

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Russia tries to signal normalcy as Ukraine forces advance
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Russia tries to signal normalcy as Ukraine forces advance

SOUTHEASTERN UKRAINE: Russia announced plans on Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in just three months, Moscow’s latest bid to signal it…

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Russia shells boats in Ukraine flood rescue, three dead - governor
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Russia shells boats in Ukraine flood rescue, three dead – governor

KYIV: Russian forces shelled three small boats taking elderly residents to safety from inundated areas of southern Ukraine, killing three people and wounding 10, the…

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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian counterattacks are under way, but stays coy on details
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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian counterattacks are under way, but stays coy on details

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive operations were taking place in Ukraine, but told reporters that he would not say…

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3 wounded as drone hits residential building in southwestern Russia near Ukraine
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3 wounded as drone hits residential building in southwestern Russia near Ukraine

KYIV, UKRAINE: Three people were lightly wounded after a drone crashed into a residential building in southwestern Russia near Ukraine, a regional governor said, exposing…

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Deadly shelling in flood-hit region as Ukrainian, Russian forces clash
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Deadly shelling in flood-hit region as Ukrainian, Russian forces clash

KHERSON: Ukraine and Russia accused each other of shelling rescuers and evacuees in the flood-hit Kherson region on Thursday as Moscow said its forces fought…

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Ukrainian father pulls daughter's body, wounded wife from apartment destroyed in Russian airstrike
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Ukrainian father pulls daughter’s body, wounded wife from apartment destroyed in Russian airstrike

KYIV: A Ukrainian man, with the help of rescuers, pulled out the body of his two-year-old daughter from the rubble of their apartment destroyed in…

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Ukraine President Zelenskyy 'ready' for offensive but fears major casualties
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy ‘ready’ for offensive but fears major casualties

KYIV, UKRAINE: Ukraine is ready to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia but fears large casualties due to Moscow’s superior air power, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

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Moldova: Zelenskyy presses NATO, EU case at Moldova summit close to Ukraine's border
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Moldova: Zelenskyy presses NATO, EU case at Moldova summit close to Ukraine’s border

BULBOACA: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed his case for Ukraine to be part of the NATO military alliance as he joined European leaders on Thursday in…

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On Beijing visit, Russian PM Mishustin says pressure from West is strengthening ties with China
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On Beijing visit, Russian PM Mishustin says pressure from West is strengthening ties with China

BEIJING: Pressure from the West is strengthening Russia’s ties with China, Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin said in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in…

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